China’s Tiangong space station has some bacteria that are unknown to science

When astronauts aboard China’s Tiangong space station drift hundreds of kilometers above Earth, they’re not alone. We’re not talking Alien, we’re talking something much smaller and not as dangerous. Something unseen, unheard, and entirely uninvited: bacteria. The bacteria were first swabbed in 2023. That sample was then frozen and sent home for stu...